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Baseball predictions left me picked off

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:36 a.m.

Take responsibility for your actions. I learned that from my parents. Or was that Judge Judy? Or the coach on "Playmakers?" Regardless, if I have made one contribution to sportswriting, it's that I have not only been crazy enough to make predictions but also crazy enough to analyze them at season's end to see how I did.

California fires continue to spread

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:25 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- The hot Santa Ana wind driving wildfires across parts of southern California eased Monday but officials warned that there was still a threat from the flames that had devoured entire neighborhoods and killed at least 13 people.

Coordinated attacks at Red Cross kill dozens in Baghdad

By Alyson Brodsy and Charles J. Hanley · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:24 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Suicide bombers struck the Red Cross headquarters and three police stations across Baghdad Monday, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 200 in a coordinated terror spree that stunned the Iraqi capital on the first day of the Islamic holy month of fasting, Ramadan.

Business briefs

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:22 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- New-home sales edged lower in September but nevertheless registered their third-highest level on record. Sales of previously owned homes scored their best month ever, fresh evidence that the housing market continues to help spur an economic recovery.

Stocks rise on merger news

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:21 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Health benefits insurer Anthem Inc. is buying bigger rival WellPoint Health Networks Inc. for about $16.4 billion in cash and stock in a deal that will combine the nation's two largest Blue Cross Blue Shield concerns.

Insurers Anthem, WellPoint to merge in $16 billion deal

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:21 a.m.

NEW YORK -- A burst of merger activity sent stocks higher Monday, as Bank of America Corp.'s proposed purchase of FleetBoston Financial Corp. and Anthem Inc.'s plan to buy rival WellPoint Health Networks Inc. signaled a growing confidence in the nation's business climate.

Lawsuit details explicit allegations of fraud against Conseco

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:20 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Two former Conseco Inc. board members are using a novel approach to try to avoid repaying $115 million in company-backed loans they took out to buy stock in the insurer before it slid into bankruptcy.

Better than trick-or-treating

By Sean Abbott · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:14 a.m.

Sick of all those whining children incessantly ringing your doorbell in search of candy? Don't quite fit into that old Ninja Turtles costume, even though you'll die trying?

IU senior helps give birth to new musical

By Stacey Laskin · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:11 a.m.

Sandwiched between two of musical theater's revered geniuses, senior Eric Price knows only hard work and determination led to the casting of his role.

Indonesian students introduce culture

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003 12:10 a.m.

The Indonesian Student Association entertained guests at its annual celebration "One Night in Indonesia" Saturday night in Alumni Hall. The guests were greeted with the words "selamat datang," which means "welcome" in Indonesian.

Celebrated show to play IU tonight

By Meredith Hahn · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 11:20 p.m.

The cast of "Fame: The Musical," a show coming to the IU Auditorium this week, defines just that -- fame. The play introduces a group of performing arts students trying to sing, dance, act and jam their way to the top.

U-M lawyer clarifies court ruling

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 1:07 a.m.

The lawyer who won the University of Michigan law school case in the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stern warning Wednesday to colleges nationwide: The court's ruling is not a blank check to use race to boost minority enrollment. Universities must make sure their admissions process is fair and gives individual consideration to each applicant, Maureen Mahoney said in an interview in Ann Arbor. Mahoney is a partner at Latham & Watkins in Washington D.C.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 1:05 a.m.

Night Walk to raise safety awareness The Commission on Personal Safety will hold its annual Fall Night Walk at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The walk aims to ensure that all designated walkways and parking lots are well lit and to raise awareness about overall campus safety.

Ramadan begins for IU Muslims

Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:59 a.m.

As the sun set Sunday evening, the holiest month for Muslims effectively began. Ramadan is a month on the Muslim calendar observed mainly through fasting and prayer.

Program helps students quit

By Josh Hamm and Joshua Hamm · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:58 a.m.

Anne Reese was a smoker. But a hiking trip on the mountains of Colorado changed her life. It forced her to choose between her health and her habit. "One year I went on a hiking trip with some of my friends from college in Colorado, and as we began to climb higher, I began to feel sick," Reese said. "I felt so sick that I couldn't continue hiking. I asked myself why I couldn't finish the trip like my friends and that's when I realized that the difference between me and my friends was that I smoked. I was so embarrassed that I decided to quit."

'Death' comes to IU at annual campus Ghost Walk

By Colin Kearns · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:56 a.m.

Sounds of witches laughing and victims screaming blared from a stereo, and smoke machines spit white clouds into the night's chilly breeze, as a swarm of scary story enthusiasts huddled on the sidewalk outside the Folklore and Ethnomusicology building.

Hoosiers finish 3rd in Big Ten tourney

By Jacob Surface · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:53 a.m.

The IU men's club water polo team capped off a successful season with a third place finish in the Big Ten Tournament this weekend.

Hoosiers drop game, lose trophy to Purdue

By Cory Steger · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:52 a.m.

With the Golden Boot on the line, the Hoosiers weren't able to muster enough offense to take down rival Purdue in their final regular season conference game of the year. The Boilermakers got their 10th win of the season in a 2-1 victory Friday night, holding the Hoosiers scoreless for most of the game.

Purdue, Penn State named favorites

By Ryan Cost · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:51 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Women's basketball Big Ten coaches and media weighed in on their league favorites and player of the year candidates at the conference's annual media day Sunday. The media tabbed Purdue as their pre-season front-runner, while the coaches earmarked defending conference champion Penn State.

Wright named to All-Big Ten team

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:50 a.m.

CHICAGO -- The men's basketball season hasn't even started and Bracey Wright already has expectations to fill. The sophomore guard was selected to the Big Ten preseason All-Conference Team by the coaches and the media.

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